Night World : Huntress Chapter 16

I am not,† Claire said. â€Å"Yeah, you are,† Jez said, still gently, as if humoring a child. â€Å"I am not.† â€Å"You don't even know what it is.† Jez looked at Hugh. â€Å"You know what? I just realized something. The Wild Powers are all supposed to be ‘born in the year of the blind Maiden's vision,' right?† â€Å"Yeah†¦Ã¢â‚¬  â€Å"Well, I was trying to figure that out all yesterday. And now, it just came to me, like that.† She snapped her fingers. â€Å"I was thinking about visions like prophecies, you know? But I think what it meant was vision, like sight. Eyesight. Aradia only had her eyesight for a year-and that's the year. Seventeen years ago.† Hugh looked at Claire. â€Å"And she's â€Å"Seventeen.† â€Å"So what?† Claire yelled. â€Å"So are you! So are lots of people!† â€Å"So am I,† Hugh said with a wry smile. â€Å"But not everybody can stop a train with blue fire.† â€Å"I didn't stop anything,† Claire said with passionate intensity. â€Å"I don't know what a Wild Power is, but I didn't do anything back there. I was just lying there and I knew we were going to die-â€Å" â€Å"And then the blue light came and the train stopped,† Jez said. â€Å"You see?† Claire shook her head. Hugh frowned and looked suddenly doubtful. â€Å"But, Jez-what about the fire at the Marina? Claire wasn't there, was she?† â€Å"No. But she was watching it live on TV. And she was very, very upset about it. I've still got the scars.† Hugh drew in a slow breath. His eyes were unfocused. â€Å"And you think it works across that distance?† â€Å"I don't know. I don't see why it shouldn't.† They were talking around Claire again, Jez gazing into the depths of the garage. â€Å"I think maybe distance is irrelevant to it. I think what happens is that she sees something, and if she's upset enough about it, if she's desperate enough and there's no physical way to do anything, she just-sends out the Power.† â€Å"It's completely unconscious, then,† Hugh said. â€Å"And who knows, maybe she's done it before.† Jez straightened, excited. â€Å"If it's happening far away, and she doesn't see the flash, and she doesn't feel anything†¦Ã¢â‚¬  She turned on Claire. â€Å"You didn't feel anything when you stopped the train?† â€Å"I didn't stop the train,† Claire said, slowly and with shaky patience. â€Å"And I didn't do anything about that fire at the Marina, if that's what you're talking about.† â€Å"Claire, why are you in such total denial about this?† â€Å"Because it's not the truth. I know I didn't do anything, Jez. When you know, you know.† â€Å"Actually, I don't blame her,† Hugh said. â€Å"It's not a great job.† Jez blinked, and then the truth swept over her. Her entire body went cold. Oh, Goddess†¦ Claire. Claire's life as a normal person was over. She was going to have to leave everything, her family, her friends, and go into hiding. From this point on, she would be one of the four most important people in the world-the only of the four Wild Powers who was identified. Constantly hunted. Constantly in danger. Sought after by everyone in the Night World, for a hundred different reasons. And Claire had no experience. She was so innocent. How was she supposed to adjust to a life like that? Jez shut her eyes. Her knees were so weak that she had to sit down. â€Å"Oh, Claire †¦ I'm sorry.† Claire gulped, staring at her. There was fear in her dark eyes. Hugh knelt. His expression was still and sad. Tm sorry, too,† he said, speaking directly to Claire. â€Å"I don't blame you at all for not wanting this. But for right now, I think we'd better think about getting you someplace safe.† Claire now had the look of somebody after an earthquake. How could this happen to me? Why wasn't I paying attention before it hit? â€Å"I†¦ have to go home,† she said. But she said it very slowly, looking at Jez in fear. Jez shook her head. â€Å"Claire-you can't I-† She paused to gather herself, then spoke quietly and firmly. â€Å"Home isn't safe anymore. There are going to be people looking for you-bad people.† She glanced at Hugh. He nodded. â€Å"A werewolf tried to run me down with a car, then jumped me. I think he must have followed me from the station. I knocked him out, but I didn't kill him.† â€Å"And there's the vampire from the platform,† Jez said. â€Å"He got away-did he see the flash?† â€Å"He saw everything. We were both right there, looking down at you. After that, he took off running. I'm sure he's going back to report to whoever sent him.† â€Å"And they'll be putting everything they have on the streets, looking for us.† Jez looked around the garage. â€Å"We need transportation, Hugh.† Hugh gave a tiny grin. â€Å"Why do I have the feeling you don't mean a taxi?† â€Å"If you've got a pocketknife, I can hotwire a car. But we have to make sure nobody's around. The last thing we need is the police.† They both stood up, Jez reaching down absent-mindedly to pull Claire to her feet. Claire whispered, â€Å"Wait. I'm not ready for tins-â€Å" Jez braced herself to be merciless. â€Å"You're never going to be ready, Claire. Nobody is. But you have no idea what these people will do to you if they find you. You†¦ just have no idea.† She located a Mustang across the garage. â€Å"That's a good one. Let's go.† There was a loose brick in the wall near the car. Jez wrapped it in her jacket and broke the window. It only took a moment to get the door open and another few seconds to start the car. And then everybody was inside and Jez was pulling smoothly out â€Å"Take Yanacio Boulevard to the freeway,† Hugh said. â€Å"We've got to head south. There's a safe house in Fremont.† But they never made it out of the garage. Jez saw the Volvo as she turned the first corner toward the exit It had its brights on and it was heading right for them. She twisted the wheel, trying to maneuver, but a Mustang wasn't a motorcycle. She didn't have room. She couldn't slip out and get away. The Volvo never even slowed down. And this time there was no blue light. There was a terrible crashing of metal on metal, and Jez fell into darkness. Everything hurt. Jez woke up slowly. For a long moment she had no idea where she was. Someplace-moving. She was being jolted and jarred, and that wasn't good, because she seemed to be bruised all over. Now, how had that happened†¦ ? She remembered. And sat up so fast that it made her head spin. She found herself looking around the dim interior of a van. Dim because there were no real windows. The one in back had been covered from the outside with duct tape, and only a little light came through at the top and bottom. No light came from the front. The driver's compartment was closed off from the back by a metal wall. There were no seats in back, nothing at all to work with. Only three figures lying motionless on the floor. Claire. Hugh. And†¦ Morgead. Jez stared, crawling forward to look at each of them. Claire looked all right. She had been in the backseat with a seat belt on. Her face was very pale, but she didn't seem to be bleeding and she was breathing evenly. Hugh looked worse. His right arm was twisted oddly under him. Jez touched it gently and determined that it was broken. And I don't have anything to set it with. And I think sbmething else is wrong with him-his breathing's raspy. Finally she looked at Morgead. He looked great. He wasn't scraped or bruised or cut like the rest of them. The only injury she could find was a huge lump on his forehead. Even as she brushed his hair back from it, he stirred. His eyes opened and Jez found herself looking into dark emeralds. â€Å"Jez!† He sat up, too fast. She pushed him back down. He struggled up again. â€Å"Jez, what happened? Where are we?† â€Å"I was hoping you might tell me that.† He was looking around the van, catching up fast Like any vampire, he didn't stay groggy long. â€Å"I got hit. With wood. Somebody got me when I left my apartment.† He looked at her sharply. â€Å"Are you okay?† â€Å"Yeah. I got hit with a car. But it could be worse; it was almost a train.† They were both looking around now, automatically in synch, searching for clues to their situation and ways to get out They didn't have to discuss it The first order of business was always escape. â€Å"Do you have any idea who hit you?† Jez said, running her fingers over the back door. No handles, no way to get out â€Å"No. Pierce called to say he'd come up with something on the Wild Power. I was going to meet him when suddenly I got attacked from behind.† He was going over the metal barrier that separated them from the driver's cabin, but now he glanced at her. â€Å"What do you mean, it was almost a train?† â€Å"Nothing here. Nothing on the sides. This van is stripped.† â€Å"Nothing here, either. What do you mean, a train?† Jez wiggled around to face him. â€Å"You really don't know?† He stared at her for a moment. Either he was a fantastic actor, or he was both innocent and outraged. â€Å"You think I would do something to hurt you?† Jez shrugged. â€Å"It's happened in the past.† He glared, seemed about to get into one of his Excited States. Then he shook his head. â€Å"I have no idea what's going on. And I would not try to hurt you.† â€Å"Then we're both in trouble.† He leaned back against the metal wall. â€Å"I believe you there.† He was silent for a moment, then said in an odd, deliberate tone, â€Å"It's the Council, isn't it? They found out about Hunter's deal with us, and they're moving in.† Jez opened her mouth, shut it. Opened it again. â€Å"Probably,† she said. She needed Morgead. Claire and Hugh weren't fighters. And whoever had them was a formidable enemy. She didn't think it was the Council. The Council wouldn't use hired thugs; it would work through the Elders in San Francisco. And it would have no reason to kidnap Morgead; the deal with Hunter Redfern didn't really exist. Whoever it really was had a good intelligence system, good enough to discover that Morgead knew something about the Wild Power. And had a lot of money, because it had imported a lot of muscle. And had a sense of strategy, because the kidnappings of Jez and Claire and Hugh and Morgead had been beautifully timed and nicely executed. It might be some rogue vampire or werewolf chieftain who wanted to grab power. It might be some rival vampire gang in California. For all Jez knew, it might even be some insane faction of Circle Daybreak. The only thing that was certain was that she was going to have to fight them whenever this van got where it was going, and that she needed all the help she could get. So it was important to lie to Morgead one last time, and hope that he would fight with her. She had to get Claire away safely. That was all that mattered. The world would survive without her and Morgead, and even without Hugh, although it would be a darker place. But it wouldn't survive without Claire. â€Å"Whether it's the Council or not, we're going to have to fight them,† she said out loud. â€Å"How's your energy-blast trick? The one you demonstrated when we were stick-fighting.† He snorted. â€Å"Not good. I used up all my Power fighting the guys who tackled me. It'll be a long time before I recharge.† Jez's heart sank. â€Å"Too bad,† she said unemotionally. â€Å"Because those two aren't going to be able to do much.† â€Å"Those humans? Who are they, by the way?† His voice was so carefully careless again. Jez hesitated. If she said they were unimportant, he might not help her save them. But she couldn't tell the truth, either. â€Å"That's Claire, and this is Hugh. They're-acquaintances. They've helped me in the past.† â€Å"Humans?† â€Å"Even humans can be useful sometimes.† ‘I thought maybe one of them might be the Wild Power.† â€Å"You thought if I found the Wild Power I wouldn't tell you?† ‘It occurred to me.† â€Å"You're so cynical, Morgead.† ‘I prefer to call it observant,† he said. ‘For instance, I can tell you something about your friend Hugh, there. I saw him in the city, just once, but I remember his face. He's a damned Daybreaker.† Jez felt a tension in her chest, but she kept her face expressionless. â€Å"So maybe I'm using him for something.† â€Å"And maybe,† Morgead said, simply and pleasantly, â€Å"you're using me.† Jez lost her breath. She stared at him. His face was shadowed, but she could see its clean tines, the strong but delicate features, the darkness of his eyebrows and the tension in his jaw. And she knew, as he narrowed his eyes, that they were the color of glacier ice. â€Å"You know,† he said, â€Å"there's still a connection between us. I can feel it, sort of like a cord between our minds. It pulls. You can't deny it, Jez. It's there whether you like it or not. And-† He considered, as if thinking of the best way to put this. â€Å"It tells me things. Things about you.† Oh, hell, Jez thought. It's over. I'm just going to have to protect Hugh and Claire myself. From him and whoever's got us. Part of her was scared, but part was just furious, the familiar fury of needing to bash Morgead over the head. He was so certain of himself, so †¦ smug. â€Å"So what's it telling you now?† she said sarcastically before she could stop herself. â€Å"That you're not telling the truth. That there's something you're keeping from me, something you've been keeping from me. And that it has to do with him.† He nodded toward Hugh. He knew. The jerk knew and he was just playing with her. Jez could feel self-control slipping away. â€Å"Something to do with why you want the Wild Power,† Morgead went on, a strange smile playing on his lips. â€Å"And with where you've been for the past year, and with why you suddenly want to protect humans. And why you say ‘Goddess' when you're surprised. No vampire says that. It's a witch thing.† Goddess, I'm going to kill him, Jez thought, clenching her teeth. â€Å"Anything else?† she said evenly. â€Å"And with why you're scared of me reading your thoughts.† He smirked. â€Å"Told you I was observant.† Jez lost it. â€Å"Yeah, Morgead, you're brilliant. So are you smart enough to figure out what it all means? Or just to get suspicious?† â€Å"It means-† He looked uncertain suddenly, as if he hadn't exactly figured out where all this was leading. He frowned. â€Å"It means†¦ that you're †¦Ã¢â‚¬  He looked at her. â€Å"With Circle Daybreak.† It came out as a statement, but a weak one. Almost a question. And he was staring at her with an I-don't-believe-it look. â€Å"Very good,† Jez said nastily. â€Å"Two points. No, one; it took you long enough.† Morgead stared at her. Then he suddenly erupted out of his side of the van. Jez jumped forward, too, in a crouch that would let her move fluidly and protect Hugh and Claire. But Morgead didn't attack. He just tried to grab her shoulders and shake her. â€Å"You little idiot!† he yelled. Jez was startled. â€Å"What?† â€Å"You're a Daybreaker?† â€Å"I thought you had it all figured out.† What was wrong with him? Instead of looking betrayed and bloodthirsty he looked scared and angry. Like a mother whose kid has just run in front of a bus. â€Å"I did-I guess-but I still can't believe it. Jez, why? Don't you know how stupid that is? Don't you realize what's going to happen to them?† â€Å"Look, Morgead-â€Å" â€Å"They're going to lose, Jez. It's not just going to be the Council against them now. Everybody in the Night World is going to be gunning for them. They're going to get wiped out, and anybody who sides with them will be wiped out, too.† His face was two inches from hers. Jez glared at him, refusing to give ground. â€Å"I'm not just siding with them,† she hissed. â€Å"I am one of them. I'm a damned Daybreaker.† â€Å"You're a dead Daybreaker. I can't believe this. How am I supposed to protect you from the whole Night World?† She stared at him. â€Å"What?† He settled back, glaring, but not at her. He was looking around the van, avoiding her eyes. â€Å"You heard me. I don't care who your friends are, Jez. I don't even care that you came back to use me. I'm just glad you came back. We're soulmates, and nothing can change that.† Then he shook his head furiously. â€Å"Even if you won't admit it.† â€Å"Morgead†¦Ã¢â‚¬  Suddenly the ache in Jez's chest was too much to stay inside. It was closing off her throat, making her eyes sting, trying to make her cry. She had misjudged Morgead, too. She'd been so sure that he would hate her, that he could never forgive. But of course, he didn't know the whole truth yet. He probably thought that her being a Daybreaker was something she would grow out of. That it was just a matter of getting her to see the light and change sides again, and she would become the old Jez Redfern. He didn't realize that the old Jez Red-fern had been an illusion. Tm sorry,† she said abruptly, helplessly. â€Å"For all of this, Morgead-I'm sorry. It really wasn't fair to you for me to come back.† He looked irritated. â€Å"I told you; I'm glad you did. We can work things out-if you'll just stop being so stubborn. We'll get out of this-â€Å" â€Å"Even if we do get out of it, nothing's going to change.† She looked up at him. She wasn't frightened of what he might do anymore. The only thing she was frightened of was seeing disgust in his eyes-but she still had to tell him. â€Å"I can't be your soulmate, Morgead.† He hardly seemed to be listening to her. â€Å"Yes, you can. I told you, I don't care who your friends are. Well keep you alive somehow. The only thing I don't understand is why you'd want to ally yourself with stupid humans, when you know they're going to lose.† Jez looked at him. Morgead, the vampire's vampire, whose only interest was in seeing the Night World conquer humanity completely. Who was what she had been a year ago, and what she could never be again. Who thought of her as an ally, a descendent of one of the first families of the lamia. Who thought he loved who he thought she was. Jez kept looking at him steadily, and when she spoke, it was very quietly. And it was the truth. â€Å"Because I'm a human,† she said.

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In paragraph two the speaker goes from speaking of his love for his mistress to imagining her grave. He speaks of time as the driver in a chariot hurrying closer to them; he uses â€Å"hurrying† to the show the distress of the little time they have. A few lines down in this paragraph, he describes to his mistress her virginity will eventually over time mean nothing, and when she dies it will be an unusual and worthless treasure. In the first few lines of third and final paragraph the speaker describes his mistress as â€Å"morning dew† saying she is young and her skin a healthy glow just like the dew over the grass in the early morning. Another exotic metaphor he uses is â€Å"birds of prey. † He and his mistress are the birds, and they are preying on time. They want to eat and not be eaten. The speaker finally breaks through and wins his mistress over using the last few lines of the poem. 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Do not produce separate plans for each of the accidents and incidents identified in Task 1 above. Your plan must be comprehensive and include contact and staffingrequirements, in addition to the actual plan of action. Table of Contents Page no. Introduction à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚ ¦Ãƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚ ¦., 04 Porters Five Forces Model à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚ ¦Ãƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚ ¦.., 05 Selecting an Organization à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚ ¦Ãƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚ ¦., 08 Application of Porters Five Forces Model to a selected organization à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚ ¦Ãƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚ ¦., 08 Additional theories which develop Porters idea à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚ ¦Ãƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚ ¦., 11 Conclusionà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚ ¦Ãƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚ ¦., 17 Referencesà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚ ¦Ãƒ ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚ ¦., 18 INTRODUCTION WHAT IS TOURISM AND TOUR OPERATION According to the World Tourism Organization Tourism can define as The Activities of persons travelling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes Tourism is the temporary movement of people to destinations outside their normal places of work and residence, the activities undertaken during their stay in those destinations, and the facilities created to cater to their needs (Mathieson Wall, 1982, p.1) Tourism has not been defined universally because it is hard to define if tourism is an industry and what factors make a person traveling a tourist. All tourism involves travel, yet not all travel is tourism (Mill Morrison, 2002, p. 1). What this is saying that you need to go somewhere to be a tourist yet you can go somewhere and not be a tourist, simply by visiting family. Travel refers to the act of moving outside of ones usual environment for business or pleasure Tourism industry can divide into 3 main categories. These categories are depending on the type of the travel. Domestic tourism When People travel within their own country come under this section Incoming or inbound tourism When people entering the country in question from the home country, this is a type of international tourism Outbound tourism When people travel away from their home country As we discussed earlier there are some main requirements that a traveler seeks when travelling takes place. Some of them are -Accommodation -Travelling Assistant -Information Assistant In order to assist with the travel arrangements, specialized travel services providers comes in to action. They are called tour operators, a tour operator typically combines tour and travel components to create a holiday package for a individual or for group of people. Sometimes there is confusion over the difference in functions of tour operators and travel agents. Tour operators are the organizers and providers of package holidays.   Who  makes contracts with hoteliers, airlines and ground transport companies then finally print brochures and advertise the holidays that they have assembled. Travl Agency Cultural Sites Natural Sites Destinations Cultural/Social Events Ground Operators Ground Transport Resturant Transport to/From Destination Accomodation Tour OperatorTravel agents give advice, sell and administer the bookings for number of tour operators. As by definition, tour operators design packages, maintains the relationship between the other parties. Consumer The Package holidays offered may cover a wide range of destinations, both national and international, and can cover a variety of holidays, such as cruises, adventure, touring, winter and summer destinations. Task 1 Describe the major accidents and incidents that could occur throughout the duration of the programme described above. Tourist destination is the most important component in a tour package. This helps tour operator to attract tourist for their packages. Following are some of main tourist destinations tour operators use to attract tourist for their tour packages Activities in tour packages. Based on the type and the requirement of the consumer tour operator creates a packages. If the tour pacakage is based on adventure tourism it will mainly consist of activity based tour itinerary. These activities are based on the tourist location they visit. As an example tour package in Africa includes a safari tour, in Dubai shopping and also safaris in deserts etc. Following are some of main activities that include in a tour package. These activities can be change by demand of travel group. And also it is tour operators responsibility to arrange these activities with safety measures. Safari tour Surfing Rafting Horse riding Hiking Nature walks Hot air balloon Helicopter tours Bridge jumping Diving Whale watching Cruising Historical Places Visit Group Events in hotel Shopping Cultural event Boat Riding Another adventure events Tourism and Transportation Transportation is the method using for travel one place to another. Travelling is main part of any kind of tourism. No tourism take place without considering about transportation. There are four main transportation methods used when it comes to travel and tourism, they are air, road, sea and railway. Most of tour operators used following methods of transportation heavily for their travel arrangements. Air :- Aviation This is the most common method use for transportation within the tourism industry. This can be divide in two ways. International and domestic travel. Tour operators get this service through the travel agents. Ground:- Coaches and Rail These are the two methods tour operators used to travel tourist in the ground. Most tour operators manage their own coaches services with well manage staff. If not they get the service from travel agents. Depend on the size of the group coaches can be varied. Railway is mainly managed by rail companies. They provide scheduled service within the home country. Tour operators may reserve seats for tourist group and use this service. Sea :- Ships, Ferry This is the transport method heavily used when people travel in the water. Ships and Ferries provide link between group of islands, or islands and a larger land mass. Tour operators get the service through the cruise or ferry operators for their packages. 5.Accidents in tourism An accident is a specific, unexpected, unusual and unintended external action which occurs in a particular time and place, with no apparent and deliberate cause but with marked effects. It implies a generally negative outcome which may have been avoided or prevented had circumstances leading up to the accident been recognized, and acted upon, prior to its occurrence.(Wikipidea ) As described above even in tourism there is a big possibility to take place an accident during the tour programme program. Following are some major accident that could happen in the tourism industry. These accident can be divided in to several section depend on the accident type and location it happens. Accident Due to Natural phenomena Its a common fact that natural phenomena cause huge accident and damages to tourism industry. As an example Tsunami in 2004 December results number of deaths in the coastal area including tourist who were there at the time when it happened. Following are some of natural phenomena identified around the world Earthquakes Flood Landslides Erosion Fire Storms Accident in the Transportation When tour operators creating packages as described above they use various method of transportation to travel tourist. Following are some accidents that can tale place while transporting passengers, Air accidents Sea accidents Rail accidents Road accidents Accidents due to Activities As we described in this article travelers are participating various kind of activities in the event. Due to these activities traveler can face to these type of accidents. Animal Attacks Pool Accident Beach accident Falling down Overturn Boat Biological Also there can be certain incedents that a traveler may face with following types of accidents, Communicable diseases Food hygiene Illness Accident made by man In a destination there can be sudden attracts or picketing that a traveler might face in to, some of them are Political Reasons Incident investigations Terrorist attacks Tour operator goes bankruptcy Common Accident Apart from all other following accident can happen to anyone including tourist at any time in anywhere, Meat with a robbery Lost in the way Result of accident Accident always brings up the bad result. Following are some of results can occur due to an accidents in the middle of travel package. Dead of one or more in a travel group Injured of one or more in a travel group Trip Cancellation Group stuck in a location Illness of one or more group members Delay from a schedule time Economy problem of group members Lost baggage. Task 2 Produce a detailed and systematic Emergency Plan that can be put into action to deal with any major accident and/or emergency. As describe in above accidents are unpredictable and can occur anywhere at any time of the day. Since there are many great risks involved in tourism accidents it is commonly understood there should be proper measures take before those types of incidents take place. By which will ease the situation and avoid the panic among others. Planning for Accident It is tour operators responsibility to give safety for their travelers till the end of their journey. Using good plan to response for accident can prevent or minimize risk for travelers. In this section we are talking about how to create a common plan to face above mention accidents. An emergency plan it can be divided in to three main section. Identifying the main accident and develop a action plan for those accidents Give necessary training for the staff and information to travelers. Implement the plan and monitor the progress Identifying the main accident and develop an action plan for those accidents In this step tour organizations must try to identify and narrow down what are the possible accident that can take place in a destination and how to develop an action plan for those. Priorities for the action plan can be changed depend on the tourist destination. As an example tour operator must give enough measures for accident related to animal attacks, communicable disease or food hygiene on trip in Africa but less in Dubai. As we design a common plan for all of those identified potential incidents we need to bring forward the most suitable emergency plan that covers most of the accidents that can happen in destination. Following are the main points that need to be considered to complete in this step. The outcome for each point can be changed according to the destination. Point 1:- appoint a person who can be in charge when accident occurs. Every tour operator must have one or several people in charge to manage an event of emergency. Each group or individual must have a responsible person to lead them, in this case basically a guide can be used to do both guiding, that is part of the service a tour operator provide and in an accident to act as a trained helper by giving proper prior training to him/her Point 2 :-appoint a member or members from staff to response when accident occurs One or more members must be included in the response team. Each of them must be given different tasks, response team must consist of following members to support in the event of emergency Communication This members responsibility is inform the head of the team first and then if required to travelers if emergency occurs Supportive This member responsibility is to check equipment, records and other thing are safe and in order. Fist aid support This one is responsible for first aid support to travelers in the event of emergency. Tour operators must identify or train current staff before members select team or appointing them to act in an accident Point 3 :-Information is very important for every emergency plan. There for following information must include in the emergency plan. These details can be changed depending on the tour destination. Emergency assembly sites When an event of accident tour operator must provide separate safe site to assemble for the travelers. As an example if the hotel met with fire put travelers to another hotel. Evacuation route Always must have a backup route to travel for destination. Then travelers can avoid a place where possible to meet with accidents. As a example avoid flood areas. Staff contact details Every action plan must have contact details of every member in the response team as well as the important numbers of tour operator company staff. Emergency contact numbers In this section must have the numbers we can get help from in the event of emergency. As an example Police, Fire Department, Hospitals Warning message receivers In this section we are keeping a person or an organization where we can get further information regarding events of an accident or situation. As an example contact details of whether department, local police station. Point 4 :- To reduce the impact of an accident tour operators must provide sufficient equipment to travelers. In this point emergency plan list down the equipment needed for a emergency First aid kit Fire distinguish Life jackets When first step is completed tour operator must come up with basic plan to meet up with the accidents. It will list down all the actions and details that they must be prepared for in an event of an accident. Following table show a sample of the outcome of first point. Using this information tour operators can minimize or prevent the effect of accident to travelers. This emergency plan must be given and communicated well with every tour guide who coordinates the travel group. No Consider Point Action or Name 1 Head of responsible Person 2 Appoint members who can act wise in an accident Communication Support First Aid 3 Information Emergency assembly sites Evacuation route Staff contact details Emergency contact numbers Warning message receivers 4 Equipment First aid kit Fire distinguish Life Jackets Give necessary training for staff and information for travelersStaff. Even though tour operator makes a good emergency plan they need to involve the two parties that face the real situation. Those are staff and travelers. In this step main consideration is how to train the staff to face for accident situation and provide necessary information and assistance to the travelers. Staff Training When it comes to staff training company must decide what kind of training is needed. Also company need to decide who, where and when these training to be conducted. Following are some of the trainings that members of the emergency plan must undergo to act wise and confidently in an emergency. Basic training Every staff in the organization must have an idea about emergency procedure within the organization. In this training all the staff will be trained about current emergency procedure in the organization. Following are some sections that are need to cover in this training Information handling Evacuation practice Basic first aid training Specialist training When selecting staff for the team, like first aid, communication, etc they need separate specialist training in those fields. Information to Clients Before the tour starts tour operator must give information to travelers how to act when an emergency. Following are some important information that can provide to the travelers. Where is evacuation Places To whom they must inform when an emergency, like fire, illness, suspicions act. Also the contact details of staff in charge Where are the equipment to use when an event of emergency Apart from that it always good to display these information where ever possible to see to both staff and travelers. Company can use following methods to display information Handouts Display Boards Operation Manual Implementing and monitoring the plan After above preparation tour operator must put this plan in to practice. Even through act perfectly right in company create emergency plan, does not entirely mean everything will work without any problems according to plan when in real situation. However it will help people in charge to practice and memories the things they need to do in an situation all though it always create problems when put these plan into practice. So tour operator must monitor the plan regularly and do the necessary changes to the plan. As an example if new evacuation point is created those details must update in to the plan or a member of an emergency plan leaves the operator new one should be appointed accurately. Anyhow creating an emergency plan that will be perfect for all incidents is like a never ending loop. It always goes in a circle. If there is something new or someone new comes in we need to change the plan accordingly that mean we cannot create emergency plan once and for all and use it, we need to keep on adding changes and monitor it constantly to make it accurate and effective. By implementing this kind of method can have a most reliable emergency plan for the operator. Training/ Information to staff and client Implement and Monitoring Plan Making Emegency Plan for Accident CONCLUSION Accidents in tourism is never a new or surprising thing to anybody, although accidents are common in this sector as many other sectors, tour operators must take enough precautions to minimize the impact of the accident as it will destroy the business they are involved and as well as the future of the industry, there for it is very vital to identify accidents that can occur during a tour programme and take appropriate steps to minimize these accidents and impact on those to the consumers, one generic way is to plan and implement emergency plan that covers most of the accidents and incidents that can take place while at a tour. For this, it is very important tour operator provides relevant training to the staff who are in and provide accurate information, facilities and support to minimize the impact on an accident to both consumers and to the industry itself.